Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Sylvie Lafontaine is the new vice-president of finance and administration at Laurentian University. While new to Sudbury, she says she’s experienced a warm welcome and looks forward to helping Laurentian continue its restructuring process. “This includes human resources, facilities management, security, procurement, IT, equity diversity and inclusion, as well,” Lafontaine […]
Victor Linklater is pleased the Toronto Maple Leafs franchise is doing its bit towards advancing reconciliation. The National Hockey League team staged its second annual Indigenous Celebration Game on Jan. 13. “As we move towards reconciliation, we’d like to see more events like this across the country,” said Linklater, the […]
Manitoba’s NDP government has created a position aimed at keeping Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people safe and has appointed a long-time and “passionate” advocate to fill the new appointment. Manitoba’s Families Minister and Minister Responsible for Gender Equity Nahanni Fontaine announced this week that Cora Morgan has been named […]
Police in Miami continue searching for Dylan Isaacs’ killer as the Six Nations man was laid to rest on the reserve over the weekend. Isaacs, 30, was shot to death just before midnight on Jan. 7, shortly after leaving an NFL game in Miami, Fla. The avid Buffalo Bills fan […]
A University of Manitoba climate scientist is being recognized with a prestigious prize for her interest in ice cores and related contributions to the world’s understanding of human-induced global warming. Last week, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen won a 2023 Frontiers of Knowledge Award, an international honour that recognizes scientific breakthroughs and artworks […]
The Fort Frances High School has been closed to students, following the second threat incident this week. On January 10, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment received information suggesting that a bomb will be brought to the Fort Frances High Schools sometime between […]
A local organization is reaching out to the wider community to help make a charitable effort go even further for those who are going through the trials of chemotherapy. Jessica Ogden, co-owner of The Window & Door Store and Thirty-One Consultant, is once more hosting the Chemo Bag Campaign, an […]
Residents looking to be rid of their natural Christmas trees will have that very opportunity in less than a week’s time, thanks to a local organization. Scheduled to take place on Saturday, January 13, 2024, the Fort Frances Fire Rescue Service will once more give area residents the time and […]
A survey aimed at people who hunt moose in Ontario is expected to give provincial officials a clearer picture of how moose are hunted and how hunters feel about how the big-game animals are being managed. The random-sample survey, which became available on Monday and runs until the end of […]
The Fort Frances Lakers have traded last year’s top scorer to the Red Lake Miners. Ryker Watt led Lakers scoring last year with 43 points, 24 goals 19 assists and was fourth in team scoring so far this season. In return the Lakers have acquired forward Brody Lindal from the […]
(FORT FRANCES) – On Monday January 8th, 2024, members of the Treaty Three Police Service’s (T3PS) Drug Enforcement Unit, T3PS Uniform members, the OPP’s Northwest Region Community Street Crime Unit (Fort Frances, Dryden, Red Lake), and the OPP’s Northwest Region Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau executed a search warrant on a […]
The Ontario government is providing $1,875,385 over three years to the OPP Northwest Region, servicing the police service boards of; Atikokan, Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout, Shuniah, Kenora, Dryden, Red Lake, Marathon, Terrace Bay, Treaty Three Police, Anishnabek Police Service, and Nishnawbe Aski Police Service. This funding will help prevent repeat […]
